Profiles of Licensed Electrical Workers as of June 2022

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) as of June 2022, how many licensed electrical workers are (i) Singaporeans (ii) permanent residents and (iii) foreigners respectively; (b) of those with such a licence who are non-Singaporeans, what are (i) the top 10 nationalities and (ii) the type of work pass that they hold respectively; and (c) what are the age profiles of all workers with such a licence.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: As of end-June 2022, there were close to 4,000 licensed electrical workers (LEW), of which less than 1% were foreigners from various nationalities on either S Passes or Employment Passes. The majority of LEWs were between 41 and 80 years of age.